From Social Media Week DC event on defining and measuring social media success in museums and arts orgs. Presentation by Katie Kerrins of Ford's Theatre. #smwMuseSocial
2. What do we
want?
ENGAGEMEN
T
How do we
get it?
• Plan but be flexible
•Focus on engagement not
sales
•Pay regular attention
• Be nimble: adapt to trends
and audience needs
4. Measuring Outcomes:
What successes are we looking for?
• Virality
– Word of mouth
– Likelihood of message being shared
• Shares/Retweets
– Converting new followers
– Attracting new audiences
– Is our message engaging?
5. WHAT TOOLS DO WE USE TO
MEASURE SUCCESS?
1. GOOGLE ANALYTICS:
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME TO OUR WEBSITE THROUGH A SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORM?
2. SURVEYS:
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK: HOW MANY PEOPLE HEARD ABOUT A
SHOW/EVENT BECAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA?
3. FACEBOOK INSIGHTS:
HOW IS OUR PAGE DOING? WHAT ARE THE MOST VIRAL POSTS
AND HOW DO WE REPLICATE
4. TWITANONOMY
HOW MANY RETWEETS, REPLIES AND MENTIONS ARE WE
GETTING? WHAT HASHTAGS ARE MOST POPULAR?
5. PROMO CODES
TRACKING CONTESTS/TICKET DEALS THROUGH CODES POSTED
ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
6. WHAT TOOLS DO WE USE TO
MEASURE SUCCESS?
1. GOOGLE ANALYTICS:
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME TO OUR WEBSITE THROUGH A SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORM?
2. SURVEYS:
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK: HOW MANY PEOPLE HEARD ABOUT A
SHOW/EVENT BECAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA?
3. FACEBOOK INSIGHTS:
HOW IS OUR PAGE DOING? WHAT ARE THE MOST VIRAL POSTS
AND HOW DO WE REPLICATE
4. TWITANONOMY
HOW MANY RETWEETS, REPLIES AND MENTIONS ARE WE
GETTING? WHAT HASHTAGS ARE MOST POPULAR?
5. PROMO CODES
TRACKING CONTESTS/TICKET DEALS THROUGH CODES POSTED
ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES